... wrong, ... I agree with the sentiment, but to be fair, the definition of HCM is pretty clear. That's why some cats are classified as having HCM, some DCM,...
Ellen, With such a complicated history I would send this to another Yahoo Group called Pet Vet Cafe. It has at least 4 vets, some techs and a few vet students...
Hi, I've joined the group because my little girl Pepper was just diagnosed with heart disease. Pepper is an 11-year old Maine Coon cat (brown tabby). She is...
Hi Ellen, I'm sorry to hear about your kitty, she sounds very sick. Pulmonary embolus usually presents with dry lungs (ie no edema) and a very fast heart rate...
Hi everyone, Is acute dyspnea a sign of cardiomyopathy in anyone's experience? I lost a cat on Thanksgiving. A few days prior, he developed sudden rapid...
Dear Timby's Mom, I am so very sorry for your loss. I know that there aren't any words adequate enough to take away your pain. The loss of your beloved cat is...
Hi to this wonderful group.....I am again so happy I found you all when my kitty Sam I am was found to have HCM about a month ago at age 10 months. Thank you...
All you can do is let your cat live life to its fullest and have fun playing if he can still do it. My kitten Coco is 4 months old now and he has HCM, he was...
Hi, everyone. We are new here but have been in the feline crf group since June or July. I have been reading here for the past week or so, but this is my...
... during a car ride or played real hard with our other cat Bella, Sam would start to open mouth breathe. This hint is what made me take him to the vet. ... ...
... January. Hi, I'm sorry to hear about Hotspur. Just curious - are you sure it's RCM and not HCM? I've never heard of a cat with RCM surviving 5 years and...
My kitten Toby was diagnosed with severe HCM at 5 months of age. Despite the fact that play would sometimes lead to an episode of difficulty breathing, I felt...
... when ... If you want to push the issue, it would be better to have an ultrasound. X-rays can't rule out heart disease. As far as the panting goes, you've...
Hi Sarah, I got all of Hotspur's file from the cardiologist (except there is no paperwork in this file from our first visit in 1999 and I know that's when we...
... but I'm curious if ... Lisa, I can't say that cats should never open mouth breath but it seems to me that cats aren't dogs and therefore it is abnormal. I...
... Hots ... and ... If Hotspur does indeed have RCM, then he's certainly an atypical case. ... It's usually not more than about 12 months, yes. Cats with RCM...
Kearra was dx'd with HCM in 1995 and put on Atenolol. At some point after that (few years) her murmur disappeared. IIRC she was taken off Atenolol but kept the...
He sits on objects that allow him to straddle his sternum on the object and his front legs hang down on either side. He used to only do it on hard furniture ...
That's interesting - especially since you see pictures of the big cats like leopards doing that all the time. I will keep an eye out for that behavior. Sue ......
Hi, I am looking for a recommendation for a cardiologist for my girl. I trust my vet (haven't thought to ask her yet) but I know that there's nothing like...
Hi, A friend of mine brings her cat to Dr. Schrope at Oradell (?). I've taken both my cats to Dr. Joel Edwards who consults at various vet practices in...
Michelle, I tend to agree with Sarah -- five year survival with RCM would be very unlikely. My own experience -- my Baby Boy was initially diagnosed on August...
In a message dated 12/2/2004 8:50:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Baby Boy tends to lie with his head lower that the rest of his body, hanging off the bed or...
... point ... off ... That's interesting because one hypothesis is that RCM is end stage HCM. With HCM, the ventricular wall is thickened, but with RCM, it ...
Hi. Hotspur has had 6 echocardiograms since Nov of 1999. The last one was this past Nov 9. This is what the report that they faxed to our general vet says: ...
... If the report says it's RCM, then it probably is RCM. But what I'm wondering is if he was diagnosed with RCM 5 years ago, or if he was just diagnosed with...
Lisa, That is interesting. Not sure where the vagus nerve is but the place Rudy puts pressure on is the middle of his sternum. It is a place where a normally...
Hi Lisa, First, you are not intruding on my post. I am more than happy to tell you anything I have learned through my experience with this. I adopted Sam at...
Hi. The second echo report says stuff about biatrial enlargement and a resloution of the dynamic LV outflow obstruction on the beta blocker but doesn't...
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